Community Outreach Coordinator - 485 Lexington Avenue

• Staff working at a MSK New Jersey location must be up to date with COVID-19 vaccination, which includes having completed the primary COVID-19 vaccination series and booster once eligible as mandated by New Jersey State. All New Jersey staff not yet eligible for a booster must receive a booster within 3 weeks of becoming eligible as a condition of continued employment at MSK.

We Are:

You Will:

• Attend training programs, modules, workshops, seminars, disease-specific meetings, and meetings to keep up-to-date on project objectives and new policies/procedures for conducting Community Outreach / human subjects’ research, when directed by the supervisor
• Participate in community events for Spanish-speaking communities and other immigrant communities
• Participate in outreach with Spanish speaking immigrant-serving health care facilities, community-based organizations, advocacy groups, ethnic media, and local government leaders
• Assist with the creation of monthly reports of outreach, research, and educational activities
• Ensure that the consent/research authorization documents are signed and maintained as per protocol/department/service/MSK/agency policies.
• Work on special research initiatives including special requests for the Research Council, IRB, Office of Clinical Research, or any regulatory compliance projects
• Maintain positive relationships with community groups and community leaders by supporting local initiatives and events and growing outreach

You Are:

• Willing to take action and eager to accept new opportunities and tough challenges with high energy, and passion
• Capable of building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions
• A good decision-maker, with shown success at making timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward
• An effective communicator, capable of determining how best to reach different audiences and implementing communications based on that understanding
• Adept at creating partnerships and working collaboratively to meet shared objectives and goals

You Have:

• Knowledge of SPSS a plus
• Experience working in or with community-based outreach research with a focus on service and research health-related programs strongly preferred
• Fluency in Spanish is required
• Interest in health disparities; knowledge of Hispanic immigrant communities
• Strong program management and organizational skills

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